A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. In spite of a market slowdown, Kaman expects aerospace and defense to be its key revenue drivers going forward. Aerospace …
Kaman Seeks Balance as K-MAX Begins Production Anew Read MoreBy Stuart Slade, Gas Turbine Systems Analyst, Forecast International. There is a curious anomaly developing in the power generation industry: While demand for electricity is rising steadily and shows no …
World Power Generation by Gas and Steam Turbines Increasing Steadily, So Why Is the Production Curve Relatively Flat? Read Moreby Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. In our study “The Market for Regional Transport Aircraft,” Forecast International predicts that a total of 3,817 regional aircraft will be produced …
Regional Aircraft Market Stabilizing; Long-Term Growth Projected Read MoreBy Matthew Beres and Bill Ostrove, Forecast International. Welcome to the Forecast Roundtable Podcast. Forecast Roundtable brings together expert analysts, industry professionals, and government officials to discuss the latest issues in …
Forecast Roundtable – Discussion of Elon Musk’s Mars Colonization Plan Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Terra Bella is part of a wave of new remote sensing satellite operators that hope to utilize new technologies and business models …
Google’s Deep Pockets Benefit Terra Bella Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Elon Musk has proposed an ambitious plan to make humans a multiplanet species. The announcement of the initiative was made at the …
Elon Musk Lays Out Ambitious, Challenging Plan to Colonize Mars Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. More than nine years after India initially sought out a Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) under its $11 billion “Deal of the Century” …
India Finally – Finally – Inks Rafale Deal Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. While Brazil is a country largely at peace, it also maintains the largest defense budget in Latin America. Externally, Brazil’s military …
Brazilian Economic Crisis Limits Defense Spending Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The conversation has heated up again: the U.S. Air Force will be modernizing its aging fleet of Boeing F-15s. Although CNN …
F-15 Modernization is Hot Again, but EO and Radar Upgrades Have Been Underway for Years Read MoreBy Matthew Beres, Forecast International. Welcome to the Forecast Roundtable Podcast. Forecast Roundtable brings together expert analysts, industry professionals, and government officials to discuss the latest issues in the aerospace and …
The European Defense Environment: Part 2 Read More